tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338153.post578889180068178863..comments2018-03-06T17:02:10.836-05:00Comments on THE BURNED OVER DISTRICT: Knowing nothing about the militarymontaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15333471337818106739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338153.post-65337119464187869042017-03-21T23:05:03.128-04:002017-03-21T23:05:03.128-04:00As a retired soldier I used to think no one is mor...As a retired soldier I used to think no one is more opposed to military action than soldiers, but I think I was wrong. When there is combat, generals get more money, and they get more medals, and they don&#39;t have to eat MREs, hike through the mud, or write letters of condolence to the parents and wives of their troops who got killed today. That&#39;s what lieutenants and captains do, and lots of them aren&#39;t staying.Procopiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554355440319405363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338153.post-30271352172719416822017-03-21T23:04:51.466-04:002017-03-21T23:04:51.466-04:00As a retired soldier I used to think no one is mor...As a retired soldier I used to think no one is more opposed to military action than soldiers, but I think I was wrong. When there is combat, generals get more money, and they get more medals, and they don&#39;t have to eat MREs, hike through the mud, or write letters of condolence to the parents and wives of their troops who got killed today. That&#39;s what lieutenants and captains do, and lots of them aren&#39;t staying.Procopiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17554355440319405363noreply@blogger.com